.As the name suggests the Graptoveria Lovely Rose is a georgious plant. It's often wrongly sold as Echeveria lovely rose online causing a lot of confusion. This is a said to be a rare Korean hybrid, considered to be a mutant of Graptoveria Titubans.
I find it one of the easiest plants to grow provided it gets good sunlight. My plant is potted in grainy sand, compost and grit and does amazingly well. Like all other succulents it hates excessive watering and low light.
Direct exposure to the sun seems to burn the leaves off easily. Partial shade is what this plants grows best in, in the tropical kind of climate.
Compact fleshy leaves which gives this plant its rose like structure can be ruined by placing it indoors or where there is less light. I found my plant losing its shape (see image above) and spreading out like a sunflower when there was excess rain and very little sunshine over the last few months.
In the image above is that of my first plant which has completely lost its shape and looks like some other plant now. I am trying to bring it back to shape by reducing the watering and changing the soil mix.
Thankfully these plants can be propagated very easily. Every leaf which gets slightly discolored with age has the potential to become a new plant. These leaves root much faster than most other Echeverias. One healthy leaf could produce two to three pups. I can boast of 98% success with leaf propagation of the Lovely rose.
The graptoveria lovely rose is not only pretty but is also relatively free from pest attacks. These don't seem to be attacked so easily by mealy bugs like the other succulents I have. This alone makes the groptoveria lovely rose a favorite plant in my succulent collection.
If the growing conditions are favorable these plants send out pups or offsets below the main growing head. So propagation is never an issue with this graptoveria.
Root rot is common when the medium in which it is potted is not well draining or when it is over watered. Like all succulents the lovely rose can also be killed with too much love - over feeding and over watering.
(This plant in the image above is growing in soil that is not conducive for proper growth)
From my experience I have found this to be one of the easiest succulents to grow. It barely needs any care if you pot it in the right soil mix and keep it in a place where it gets indirect sunlight for 6-8 hours. If allowed to grow in these above mentioned conditions it is a happy and beautiful plant.
Like the Perle Von Nunberg this plant is a show stealer and a conversation starter. It's rose like appearance charms everyone who see it.
It is a great plant to propagate and sell if you like to make a business of your hobby. I am considering bartering these for other varieties of succulents which I don't have in my collection.
Beheading a Graptoveria lovely rose can also yield a number of pups or offshoots which can be propagated as individual plants.
If you love collecting succulents its worth having the graptoveria lovely rose in your collection.
